2009/12/6 Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> > And it continues...we will find out very soon if there can be peaceful > coexistence. > > > http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/men-sought-to-kill-woman-for-adultery/story-e6frf7lf-1225807527490 > > There will have to either be a "Great Schism" in the Muslim Society at > large, or it may very likely end up as the secular world vs. the government > world. I'm pulling for a Muslim Reformation. >
Sadly, I see a Reformation as pretty unlikely. Compared to Christianity and its many forms, Islam is fairly unchanged throughout the centuries; even to the extent that the Qu'ran can, they say, only truly be understood in its original Arabic. That's really part of Islam's strength. Instead of a Reformation, I think we'll continue to see a steady and increasing apostasy and cultural liberalisation like that seen in the Gulf states of Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, etc. These places, in order to do global business, have become somewhat westernised. Although, we should definitely stress the relativeness. A friend of mine who lives in Dubai needed to prove she had her husband's permission to get a driving license, for example. Ian -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
